diff --git a/.ci/yamllint.yml b/.ci/yamllint.yml
index 6bf1836..c0fd729 100644
--- a/.ci/yamllint.yml
+++ b/.ci/yamllint.yml
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ rules:
   truthy: disable
   # 80 chars should be enough, but don't fail if a line is longer
   line-length: disable
+  comments:
+    min-spaces-from-content: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
index 73fae7c..5c252cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Build
         run: go build -race  ./...
       - name: Test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkgomod.yaml b/.github/workflows/checkgomod.yaml
index 7649137..8bae886 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkgomod.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkgomod.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - run: go mod tidy
       - name: Check for changes in go.mod or go.sum
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmd-gogenerate.yaml b/.github/workflows/cmd-gogenerate.yaml
index ada3742..d210ece 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmd-gogenerate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmd-gogenerate.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - run: go generate ./...
       - name: Check for changes
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-test.yaml
index 8c1ee58..236c78e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-and-test.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Build container
         run: docker build .
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-push.yaml
index dd82618..71a5b5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-push.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Build ${NAME}:${GITHUB_SHA::8} image
         run: docker build . -t "${ORG}/${NAME}:${GITHUB_SHA::8}" --target runtime
       - name: Build ${NAME}:latest image
diff --git a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
index b313248..39046c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-dependent-repositories.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-dependent-repositories.yaml
index 460deae..8482770 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-dependent-repositories.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-dependent-repositories.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.token }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Update ${{ matrix.repository }} locally
         working-directory: networkservicemesh/${{ matrix.repository }}
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/resolve-conflicts.yaml b/.github/workflows/resolve-conflicts.yaml
index f756531..0ae8fc3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/resolve-conflicts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/resolve-conflicts.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Update version manually
         run: |
           branch=${{ inputs.pr_branch_ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-gogenerate.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdk-gogenerate.yaml
index 5e08037..288edd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-gogenerate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-gogenerate.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
           version: '3.8.0'
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Install proto-gen-go
         run: go install github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go@v1.4.2
       - name: Install go-syncmap
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-dependent-repositories-gomod.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-dependent-repositories-gomod.yaml
index 33fbd87..700488a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-dependent-repositories-gomod.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-dependent-repositories-gomod.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.token }}
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Update ${{ matrix.repository }} locally
         working-directory: networkservicemesh/${{ matrix.repository }}
         run: |
diff --git a/workflow-templates/cmd-ci.yaml b/workflow-templates/cmd-ci.yaml
index 8fa6255..0224a89 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/cmd-ci.yaml
+++ b/workflow-templates/cmd-ci.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Build
         run: go build -race ./...
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v4
         with:
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - run: go mod tidy
       - name: Check for changes
         run: |
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - run: go generate ./...
       - name: Check for changes
         run: |
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Build container
         run: docker build .
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/workflow-templates/docker-push.yaml b/workflow-templates/docker-push.yaml
index 814ce1e..0395983 100644
--- a/workflow-templates/docker-push.yaml
+++ b/workflow-templates/docker-push.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.20.12
+          go-version: 1.23.1
       - name: Build ${NAME}:${GITHUB_SHA::8} image
         run: docker build . -t "${ORG}/${NAME}:${GITHUB_SHA::8}" --target runtime
       - name: Build ${NAME}:latest image